Rare, little known and newly recorded for Armenia species of scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)

New data on distribution of some rare and little known species of scarab beetles (Scarabaeoidea) in Armenia are provided. In total, 17 species from the families Lucanidae, Glaresidae and Scarabaeidae are considered. Six species: Phalacronothus citellorum (Semenov et S. Medvedev, 1929), Nimbus obliteratus (Panzer, 1823), Serraphodius lederi (Harold, 1876), Pararhyssemus coluber (Mayet, 1887), Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) viridis Ménétriés, 1832 and Chioneosoma (Aleucolomus) porosum (Fischer von Waldheim, 1823) are reported from Armenia for the first time. Additional clarified data on the areas in the country are provided for Dorcus peyronis Reiche et Saulcy, 1856, Platycerus vicinus Gusakov, 2003, Glaresis oxiana armena Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1967, Eudolus quadrinaevulus (Reitter, 1892), Limarus maculatus (Sturm, 1800), Mendidius diffidens (Reitter, 1892), Nobius serotinus (Panzer, 1799), Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) dorsosignatus d’Orbigny, 1898, O. (P.) flagrans Reitter, 1892, O. (P.) formaneki Reitter, 1897 and O. (P.) ovatus (Linnaeus, 1767).